Buffalo Sabres at T-Mobile Arena: Did Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Josh Doan tilt Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights?

The Buffalo Sabres moved to 42-20 with 2 points while the the Vegas Golden Knights slipped to 31-23 with 0 points in a 2-0 result at T-Mobile Arena.

First period

The Buffalo Sabres opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the the Vegas Golden Knights to 0.

The Sabres generated 25 shots in the game and finished with an 8 percent shooting rate.

Josh Doan recorded 1 goal on 3 shots and posted a 33 percent shooting rate.

The Knights finished the night with 28 shots and 20 missed shots.

Second period

The Buffalo Sabres played a scoreless second period and finished 0 for 2 on the power play with 4 shots on goal during those chances.

The Sabres logged 19 hits and 6 takeaways, and the the Vegas Golden Knights recorded 28 hits with 2 takeaways.

The Knights went 0 for 3 on the power play with 4 shots on goal in those opportunities.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 4 shorthanded shots as the Sabres penalty kill kept the the Vegas Golden Knights off the board.

This Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights match summary reflected 12 Sabres giveaways against 19 by the Knights.

Third period

The Buffalo Sabres added 1 goal in the third period and finished with 1 empty-net goal.

The Sabres received 1 assist from Mattias Samuelsson, and the Blue and Gold had 2 total assists in the game.

Josh Norris contributed 1 goal on 5 shots for a 20 percent shooting rate as part of Buffalo’s 2-goal output.

The Swords blocked 13 shots while the the Vegas Golden Knights blocked 12 shots.

Luukkonen finished with 28 saves on 28 shots against, and he was listed as the 1st star alongside Adin Hill as the 2nd star and Doan as the 3rd star.

This post-game report Buffalo Sabres noted Buffalo’s 49 percent faceoff win rate on 59 draws, while the Knights posted a 51 percent mark.

This post game analysis also tracked Buffalo’s 8 penalty minutes on 4 minor penalties against Vegas’s 6 penalty minutes on 3 minor penalties.

The Buffalo Sabres final whistle reaction centered on a game that ended with the Knights at 0 goals and Buffalo at 2.

The Buffalo Sabres are scheduled to play the the San Jose Sharks on 3/19/2026 at 10:00 PM EDT at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, California, and the game is set to air on ESPN+, NBCS-CA, and MSG-B.

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